11 September 2014
The latest registered unemployment figures have been released by the States Statistics Unit.
On 31 August 2014:
- on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as actively seeking work (ASW) in Jersey was 10 higher than a month earlier (July 2014) and at the same level as the average (mean) for the preceding three months
- the seasonally adjusted ASW total remained at essentially the lowest level seen for more than two and a half years, since December 2011
- the non-seasonally adjusted ASW total was 1,510. This latest total is 10 lower than in the previous month (July 2014) and 310 lower than a year earlier (August 2013)
- long-term ASW (registered for more than twelve months) accounted for a sixth (17%) of total ASW; the number of long-term ASW (250 individuals) was 10 higher than the previous month (July 2014)
- 260 teenagers aged 16 to 19 years were registered as ASW, reflecting the seasonal registering of school leavers; 100 teenagers were on the Advance to Work scheme, 20 more than the previous month
Download Actively Seeking Work report for August 2014 (size 303kb)